Chicken, Veggies, and Rice Pilaf “Sealed” with a Hike to Red Rocks Reserve, New Zealand

On a beautiful weekend day, full of sun and no wind (a rare occurrence in Wellington), we trekked to the Red Rocks Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand in search of Seals and to build our appetite for dinner.

After a 2 mile walk we spotted them. Health Tip – never attempt to take a selfie with a seal (first trauma case today at the hospital) and never stand between a seal and the ocean.

And then some portraits. I am not a good photographer, but this place makes it pretty easy to set up a shot.

Upon returning home, I created a simple one dish Chicken, Veggie, Rice Pilaf inspired by GastroSenses Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

5 chicken breasts

3 tbsp olive oil

5 garlic cloves crushed

2 small white onions (almost shallot size), diced

1 tbsp parsley

2 cups of rice (note, if using jasmine rice, use the 4 cups of chicken stock and 2 cups of rice and simmer this 10min ahead of time to soften it a bit)